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* CourtMartialed: It's revealed that Picard was court-martialed after the loss of the ''Stargazer'', which is SOP for Starfleet following the loss of a starship. The only real issue is that Louvois was apparently overly zealous in her prosecution of Picard.
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* CourtMartialed: It's revealed that Picard was court-martialed after the loss of the ''Stargazer'', which is SOP for Starfleet following the loss of a starship. starship[[note]]As it is in real life; the reason is not (necessarily) to establish guilt or find a scapegoat, but simply to establish the facts of the event[[/note]]. The only real issue is that Louvois was apparently overly zealous in her prosecution of Picard.Picard, rather than treating it as a fact-finding process.
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Despite the major conflict of interest, Riker serves as the ''prosecution'', instead of one of the numerous Starfleet officers that aren't currently serving on board the Enterprise.
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Despite the major conflict of interest, Riker serves as the ''prosecution'', instead of one of the numerous Starfleet officers that aren't currently serving on board the Enterprise.''Enterprise''. Justified, Louvois specifies that he must do it as the second senior most ranking officer on the ship, and she has no staff to call on at the moment.
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* IGaveMyWord: During the trial, Picard asks Data why he has a portrait of Tasha and none of his other colleagues. Data doesn't want to answer on the grounds that he promised Tasha to never discuss it. He talks when Picard reminds him that Tasha would want him to answer, given these specific circumstances.
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* IGaveMyWord: During the trial, Picard asks Data why he has a portrait of Tasha and none of his other colleagues. Data doesn't want to answer on the grounds that he promised Tasha to never discuss it. He talks when Picard reminds gently persuades him that to reconsider:
-->'''Picard:''' Under the circumstances, I don't think Tasha wouldwant him to answer, given these specific circumstances.mind.
-->'''Picard:''' Under the circumstances, I don't think Tasha would
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* ChekhovsGun: Bruce Maddox's work on androids becomes significant many years later in ''Series/StarTrekPicard''.
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** Bruce Maddox's work on androids becomes significant many years later in''Series/StarTrekPicard''.''Series/StarTrekPicard''.
** Some of the belongings that Data is packing up are later cited by Picard during the trial, most notably the holographic portrait of Tasha Yar.
** Bruce Maddox's work on androids becomes significant many years later in
** Some of the belongings that Data is packing up are later cited by Picard during the trial, most notably the holographic portrait of Tasha Yar.
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* IGaveMyWord: During the trial, Picard asks Data why he has a portrait of Tasha and none of his other colleagues. Data doesn't want to answer on the grounds that he promised Tasha to never discuss it. He talks when Picard reminds him that Tasha would want him to answer, given these specific circumstances.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Maddox is foremost a scientist, and one that is endlessly fascinated with Data as a piece of engineering. Part of the logic that got him to reassign Data for study is that Data is a unique individual, and they risk the miracle of his existence placing him on a high risk Starfleet vessel. None of that was disputed, as the moral objection was the intense disassembly of Data that was planned and Data's right to autonomy.
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* OpeningShoutOut: During his statements, Picard says "Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life. Well, there it sits! Waiting.", referencing the "Space, the final frontier" monologue that opens every episode of TNG.
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** Picards' final line as part of the defense, and the lynchpin that seals his case.
--->'''Picard:''' Your honor, Starfleet was founded to seek new life and ''there it sits!'' Waiting... You wanted a chance to make law well here it is, make it a good one.
--->'''Picard:''' Your honor, Starfleet was founded to seek new life and ''there it sits!'' Waiting... You wanted a chance to make law well here it is, make it a good one.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Its a collection of neural nets and heuristic algorithms. Its responses dictated by an elaborate software program written by a man. Its hardware built by a man.\\
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-->--'''Martin Luther King, Jr.'''
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